potoo
/pəˈtuː/noun
1- a nocturnal insectivorous bird resembling a large nightjar, which mimics a dead branch when alarmed and is found in tropical America林鸱。
1.1
- Genus Nyctibius and family Nyctibiidae: five species, in particular the common potoo (N. griseus).林鸱属, 林鸱科：5种, 尤指（普通）林鸱（拉丁名N. griseus）。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Jamaican creole， from Twi， of imitative origin.